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U.S. lawmakers condemn police assault on Indian

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 10:49 PM PST

The brutal police assault on a 57-year-old Indian man in Alabama that left him partially paralysed, has been described as "horrible and tragic" by U.S. lawmakers, who said there are reasons to be...

Breaking a record, 11 days pass in New York City with no killings

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 10:15 PM PST

Police commanders are almost afraid to mention it. One said on Friday that he was too superstitious to talk about the string of days without a killing in New York City. Asked about it a f...

Iran leader Ayatollah Khamenei sent Obama secret letter

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 10:04 PM PST

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has responded to overtures from U.S. President Barack Obama amid nuclear talks by sending him a secret letter, the Wall Street Journal reported...

iCar? Apple sets up secret lab to develop electric car

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 09:37 PM PST

Apple Inc. has a secret lab working on the creation of an Apple-branded electric car, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The projec...

LIVE: Arvind Kejriwal's swearing-in ceremony

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 10:51 PM PST

After a landslide victory in Delhi's Assembly election, winning 67 of 70 seats, the Aam Aadmi Party is all set to come to power for the second time in two years.

National Games: Kerala puts up its best-ever show

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 08:24 PM PST

Kerala might have fallen short of its aspirations to win the overall title, but nevertheless finished with the best-ever display at the National Games when competitions of the 35th edition of the...

ADP session ends, draft to fight climate change adopted

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 08:19 PM PST

The six-day session of ADP, United Nation's subsidiary body on climate change, has concluded here with nearly 200 member countries adopting the 86-page text as the basis for negotiation on reachin...

At least 16 dead in Mexico bus-train crash

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 07:38 PM PST

A passenger bus and a freight train collided at a grade crossing in northern Mexico on Friday, killing at least 16 people and injuring 22, an official in Nuevo Leon state said. The official...

Canadian police foil Valentine’s Day shooting spree plot

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 07:10 PM PST

A senior police official said on Friday police foiled a plot by two suspects who were planning on going to a mall and killing as many people as they could before killing themselves on Valentines D...

IS seizes Iraq town near US forces: Pentagon

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:29 PM PST

Islamic State fighters led a suicide attack on an air base where U.S. and coalition troops are training Iraqi forces after taking a nearby town, the first territorial gain by the militant group in...

Showcasing Indian education in Dubai

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 03:24 PM PST

The two-day The Hindu India Education Fair 2015 kicked off here on Friday with Dr. J. Kanchana, International Program Coordinator, PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore, lighting the cerem...

Mughal Gardens awash with spring blooms

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:23 PM PST

Nature lovers in the city wait for spring every year to walk through the glorious Mughal Gardens and absorb its floral splendour. The annual event "Udyanotsav" was inaugurated by President Pranab...

AAP poses no threat in UP: Mayawati

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 02:56 PM PST

Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati said here on Friday that the Aam Aadmi Party posed no threat to others in Uttar Pradesh. "The AAP has no base in the State. Besides contesting in the Lok Sab...

Vasundhara defends compulsory yoga in schools

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 02:51 PM PST

Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Friday defended the decision to make yoga, including 'Suryanamaskar,' mandatory in government schools, arguing that it would keep students healthy, and...

Main accused in rape of Japanese tourist surrenders

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 02:43 PM PST

Ajit Singh alias Jitaram Choudhury, accused of raping a Japanese tourist, surrendered before the police on Friday, after evading arrest for four days. He has since been arrested. A private g...

3 killed in Neemrana hotel fire

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 02:39 PM PST

Three persons were killed when a fire broke out in a luxury hotel at Neemrana in Alwar district early on Friday morning.The fire broke out on the sixth floor of the Cambay Sapphire Hotel in...

Two Akali MPs call for ban on ‘MSG’

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 03:05 PM PST

Shiromani Akali Dal MPs Prem Singh Chandumajra and Sher Singh Ghubaya urged the Centre on Friday to ban the screening of the controversial movie MSG: The Messenger in the interest of commun...

Modi visit to Baramati is development-oriented: Sule

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 02:32 PM PST

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits her Lok Sabha constituency for the first time after last October's Assembly elections, NCP chief Sharad Pawar's daughter and Baramati MP Supriya Sule said on...

Pawar keeps himself in the reckoning

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 02:26 PM PST

Observers see a veiled message to Sena in Modi's visit

RBI to put one-rupee notes in circulation

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 02:20 PM PST

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said that it will soon put in circulation currency notes in one-rupee denomination."The notes will be printed by the Government of India," the RBI s...

MoEF accepts some HLC recommendations

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 03:06 PM PST

Ministry looks to appoint consultant to draft two new laws

Reasons for surge in H1N1 cases yet to be identified

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 02:10 PM PST

People Cautioned against self medication

V-Day trip turns tragic for Polish couple

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 02:05 PM PST

What was meant to be a romantic Valentine's Day outing in God's own country for the Polish couple, turned out to be tragic with the derailment of the train. Szczecin-based couple Kamil K. Klebansk...

Yet another plea challenges NJAC

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 03:06 PM PST

A fifth petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) meant to replace the two-decades-old Collegium...

‘Litigation the worst option’

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 01:39 PM PST

Mediation mainstreamed in Singapore, says city-state's Chief Justice

NGOs, Greens against Adani’s Australia project

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 01:34 PM PST

'If Adani can't conduct its operations with transparency, how can the public trust it to protect our environment?'

Islamic State to be banned under UAPA

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 01:30 PM PST

The Union Home Ministry may soon issue a notification banning Islamic State, a terror outfit, under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. "It has been proposed to ban the IS, which wa...

Regulators turned a blind eye to chit fund scams: SC

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 01:23 PM PST

CBI will have to probe cases which have been transferred to it: judge

Cases filed during Kejriwal’s first stint to be pursued: Sisodia

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 01:19 PM PST

New AAP govt. will pursue corruption charges against Sheila, Mukesh Ambani

Diaspora demands “cultural training”

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 01:18 PM PST

Even as a police officer was arrested and faced expulsion for using excessive force against a 57-year-old Indian grandfather visiting his family in Madison, Alabama, the Indian-American community t...

President’s Rule possible, fears JD(U)

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 03:40 PM PST

Delay in floor test may give opponents time for horse-trading

India ‘extremely disturbed’

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 01:12 PM PST

As U.S. authorities got into action in the case of assault on Sureshbhai Patel by police officers in Alabama, including the arrest of one of the officers and ordering an FBI probe, External Affair...

Kejriwal to keep Finance, Power

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 12:38 PM PST

First Cabinet meet to discuss anti-corruption helpline revival

Berlinale: Greenaway - incapable of cliché

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 11:47 AM PST

Holmes is older, mainstream sex gets bolder, Peter Greenaway blasts the cobwebs off biopic conventions.

U.S., U.N. discuss Bangladesh situation

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 11:48 AM PST

Nisha Biswal and Oscar Fernandez Taranco discussed several issues and expressed concern over the ongoing violence in Bangladesh.

“Delhi must push Colombo on devolution”

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 09:27 PM PST

Newly elected Sri Lankan President to visit India on Sunday

CAB accuses Srinivasan of contempt of court

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 03:37 PM PST

The Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB) on Friday accused India Cements Ltd. vice-chairman and managing director N. Srinivasan of committing "gross contempt" of the Supreme Court's order by chairin...

Minor girl sexually assaulted in Kolkata

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 03:13 PM PST

The assault happened in a small room at a BJP party office in Behala area of the city.

Charges against KDCB: probe sought

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 09:01 PM PST

Alleging corruption and maladministration against the governing body of the Kozhikode District Cooperative Bank (KDCB), members of various primary agricultural credit societies (PACS) owing allegi...

‘Set up consumer forums in three districts in six months’

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

High Court issues directive to State government

Have murders for gain in the city increased?

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:46 PM PST

The number of murders for gain in the city has increased last year when compared to 2013, reveals data from the State Crime Records Bureau (SCRB). This is in contrast to the claim made recently by...

Coimbatore to become home for Alanganallur bulls

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST

About 200 bulls that tested the adrenaline rush and guts of youth at the famous Alanganallur Jallikattu will be brought to Narasipuram—about 30 km from the city—home for the re...

Court cases from Agra shifted to Etawah

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:11 PM PST

In wake of a three-month strike by lawyers

Protesters halt screening of MSG

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

DSGMC says it won't let cinema halls screen the film

Govt. washes its hands off retrenchments in IT firms

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST

Issue between employer, employee, says IT Secretary

Old Mattanchery bridge opens to traffic

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 07:35 PM PST

The old Mattancherry bridge, also called the Harbour Bridge, was thrown open to vehicular traffic on Friday.Minister for Public Works V.K. Ebrahim Kunju inaugurated the renovated bridge. Ton...

Focus on rooftop solar power projects

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Consumers are free to choose either net or gross meter option for sale of energy to distribution companies

Last combined SET tomorrow

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

In all, 12,000 candidates from Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, and Srikakulam districts have registered themselves for the State Eligibility Test (SET)-2014 for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh scheduled...

Bookies shift strategy

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

The 11th edition of the Cricket World Cup is scheduled to begin on Saturday, and so is the betting activity in the city. But this time it is going to be a tad different, both in terms of venue and...

‘DDS women played crucial role in millet cultivation’

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The fight being waged by women under Deccan Development Society (DDS) would be an inspiration to the entire world, said Mohan J. Datta, National University of Singapore."I am very impressed...

‘Katha Nilayam’ to celebrate foundation day today

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Several poets and writers are excited to participate in the 'Katha Nilayam' foundation day celebrations on Saturday as it would provide an opportunity for them to share their ideas and discuss abou...

Officials gear up for Naidu’s visit

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

The district administration is making elaborate arrangements for Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu's visit scheduled on Saturday. He will address a public meeting at Etcherla between 11 am and 1...

Vintage Tiger Moth flies over Belagavi sky

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

It was a rare sight of a Tiger Moth aircraft hovering over the Belagavi skies on Friday. The aircraft was on its way to Bengaluru to participate in the forthcoming Aero India Air Show scheduled fro...

Narendra Modi has failed to protect farmers’ interests: KRRS leader

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

K.S. Puttannaiah, Melkote MLA and veteran leader of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS), has said that Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance government has failed to protect the inter...

CINEMA

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST

KASARAGOD Mehboob : Thousand (Mal., 2 shows), Ennai Arinthan (Tamil, 2 shows). Samrat (230873): Anekan (Tamil, 4 shows...

Cinema

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST

Film City (4060002): Aadu oru bheekara jeeviyanu (Mal., 6 shows), Yennai Arinthan (Tamil, 9 shows), I (Tamil, 3 shows), Mili (Mal., 2 shows), Picket -43 (Mal., 4 shows), Mariy...

State govt. dysfunctional, says BJP

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The Bharatiya Janata Party has alleged that the State government headed by Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam is "politically dysfunctional" and AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa "constitutionally disabled."...

Five-day census at KMTR

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) is gearing up to conduct a five-day census from February 17. During the schedule, the KMTR would conduct the annual tiger co-predators and wild ungulates...

Demonstration staged

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

The members of the Radical Students Forum affiliated to Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi staged a demonstration in front of the Collectorate on Friday evening demanding proper implementation of reser...

RDO inspects VANITEC CETP

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

In the wake of the wall collapse at a Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) at Ranipet SIDCO Industrial Estate on January 31, the district administration has directed officials to conduct checks a...

AIR to conduct science quiz

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

The Kozhikode station of All India Radio (AIR), in association with the Regional Science Centre and Planetarium (RSC) here, will organise a science quiz for high school students on the occasion of...

3 public killings in a week shock residents

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:47 PM PST

A spate of murders including the revenge killing of a gangster, that too in public view, sent shockwaves among city residents over the past few days. On Monday evening, T.V. Senth...

BU signs MoU for new courses

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST

Bharathiar University on Wednesday inked an understanding with UTL Technologies to offer courses in VLSI Design, Mobile Communication and Network Security.A release from the University said...

Amid protests, MSG hits the screens in Haryana

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:11 PM PST

Dera Sacha Sauda sources say tickets sold out for the entire week in several cinema halls

MCD faces court’s ire

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

A city court on Friday came down heavily on MCD officials for delaying filing a response in a property dispute case, directing action against them and holding them responsible for most unauthorised...

‘Rs.200 cr. projects being carried out by UoH’

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Students of University of Hyderabad (UoH) who are part of the five-year integrated masters programme may have the option to leave the course after completing three years, and take their bachelors d...

Airborne tacticians complete training

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 07:36 PM PST

As many as 16 officers of the Navy, two from the Coast Guard and three from friendly foreign countries got their 'wings' on successful completion of training as 'Observers' — airborne combatants —...

Key survey to locate gas hydrates set to begin

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

In a mission that could ensure energy security for the country, an advanced research vessel is set to sail from Mangaluru on Monday to accurately pinpoint the sources of gas hydrates about one or t...

Get Set Play details sporting traditions

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 08:25 PM PST

Governor P. Sathasivam released Get Set Play , a coffee table book as part of the 35th National Games at the University Stadium here on Friday. Sports Minister Thiruvanchoor Ra...

You have punished us for no fault of ours, says Digvijaya

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

"It's time for Congress to go back to its basics"

Cyber fraudsters float ‘sweet’ bait

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Gullible people increasingly falling prey to luring mailspromising huge commissions for online financial transactions

TRS asks Naidu to allocate Telangana’s share of power

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Peddapalli TRS MP Balka Suman has dared the Telangana TDP leaders to demand their party president N. Chandrababu Naidu to allocate legitimate share of power to Telangana State from Krishnapatnam an...

Sacred flag hoisted at Srikalahasti

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

The sacred flag bearing the image of 'Nandi' was hoisted atop the flag post in Srikalahastheeswara temple on Friday to mark the inauguration of the 13-day annual 'Mahasivaratri Brahmotsavam'. The e...

TTD gears up for summer rush

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

With summer vacations approaching and the management of Tiirumala Tirupati Devastanams anticipating heavy turnout in the pilgrim crowd, TTD Executive Officer D. Sambasiva Rao called upon the heads...

Govt. releases Rs. 152 cr. for sugarcane farmers

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

The State government has released Rs. 152 crore as incentive to the sugarcane growers for their produce supplied to various sugar factories in the district for 2013-14.Announcing this at a m...

Protest against demolition of building

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Tension prevailed at Basavanahalli in K.R. Pet taluk of Mandya district on Friday following demolition of "Ambedkar Bhavan" by the Revenue officials.According to the K.R. Pet Rural police, s...

Accidents claim three lives

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

Three persons, including a Class X girl, were killed in separate accidents in the district.Ashokan, 45, an autorikshaw driver, was killed as his vehicle collided with a truck at Mavungal nea...

COIMBATORE TODAY

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

RELIGION Hari Keerthan, Nama Samkeerthana Upanyasam: Vishwa Varahari Sansthan, Sri Kothandaramaswamy Temple, Ramnagar, 6.30 p.m. Prayer Meeting:...

Crackdown on false number plates

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Cases have been registered against five persons in Tuticorin for selling fake 'IND' registration number plates to vehicle users. In a drive against use of unauthorised number plates, the police hav...

‘Wage revision needed’

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

The members of the various bank trade unions under the banner United Forum of Bank Unions staged a demonstration in front of the Corporation Bank on the Paramathi road in the town on Friday evening...

‘Thirukkural inspired Gandhi to adopt non-violence’

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

`Thirukkural', the famous Tamil literary masterpiece comprising 1330 couplets written by Thiruvalluvar had inspired Mahatma Gandhi to take to the path of non-violence in India's freedom struggle, a...

More agro service centres from ATMA

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST

Units to come up in Kozhikode and four other places

BTPS delays, Escom purchases have cost exchequer: CAG report

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Delays in the commissioning of the Bellary Thermal Power Station (BTPS) has cost the exchequer a loss of over Rs. 4,000 crore, says the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India report on publ...

Ceiling crumbles, killing man

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

A 48-year-old man died after a portion of the concrete ceiling in his home in Chetpet crumbled on him while he was asleep.Chetpet police said the incident took place around 11.30 p.m. on Thu...

Sophisticated weapons on display at police exhibition

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

It was an experience of a lifetime for hundreds of students when they were given a chance to handle the unarmed sophisticated equipment displayed at The Western Ghats International School, Ettimada...

Differently-abled students in JNU to get AC bus

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:28 PM PST

Differently-abled students in Jawaharlal Nehru University will soon get an air-conditioned bus to travel within the university. The university has entered into an memorandum of understanding (MoU)...

Safer sex: the motto

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

Flash mob and magic shows planned to create awareness, writes Bindu Shajan Perappadan

‘My mother endured a lot of pain’

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST

Nagarjuna said no doctor apprised him of the option of palliative care

Centenary celebrations

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

The week-long centenary celebrations of the Government Sanskrit College, the Higher Secondary School and the High School at Tripunithura will begin on Saturday.Old students' meet, 'Aksharasl...

Farmers, AAP protest against proposed land ordinance

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

Members of the Karnataka Rajya Raita Sangha, Hasiru Sene and the Aam Aadmi Party carried out on Friday demonstration against the ordinance mooted to amend the Land Acquisition Act.Ravikiran...

Sports enthusiasts the true winners

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The 35{+t}{+h}National Games, if at all a success story, would always be remembered for the huge crowd support it received across all the 29 venues through the fortnight-long event.Starting...

A.P. fails to take a lesson from Chhattisgarh

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 09:49 PM PST

Base capital Vijayawada facing music due to lack of planning

Fate of APPSC candidates of 2012 still hangs in balance

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

For the 606 candidates who got through the rigorous process of prelims, mains and the interview stage in the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) Group-I examination in 2012, it has not...

Errabelli warns TRS leaders against indulging in false propaganda

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Telangana TDP working president Errabelli Dayakar Rao warned the TRS leaders against indulging in false propaganda against party president N. Chandrababu Naidu.The overwhelming public respon...

Lord rides on ‘Kalpavriksha Vahanam’

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Temple premises reverberate with 'Govinda Namam'

Chittoor loses two literary stalwarts on a single day

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Chittoor district lost two literary stalwart on Friday. The demise of Muni Sundaram and Kesava Reddy has shocked the fraternity of writers across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana States.Born to...

Municipal council presents Rs. 103.88-crore budget

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

Total outlay for the financial year to be Rs. 101.64 crore

ASHA workers seek regular payment of performance-based incentives

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA), affiliated to the All-India Trade Union Congress, staged a protest here on Friday seeking fulfilment of their various demands.Addressing the pr...

Maoist scare derails welfare plans

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Activists accuse police of creating fear psychosis

Cinema

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Sree Kumar (233 1222): Enne Arinthal (Tamil, 10.45 a.m., 2.15, 5, 9.15 p.m.) Sree Visakh - 2K 3D (233 1222): Aadu Oru Bheekara Jeevi Aanu (Mal., 11...

Crackdown on tax defaulters

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

The civic administration has ordered a crackdown on tax defaulters in this hill station.Municipal Commissioner K.Sivakumar said that even the Government offices were not being spared....

Fifteen stranded fishermen rescued

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Fifteen fishermen from Thalamuthu Nagar were rescued in a joint operation by Indian Coast Guard personnel, Tuticorin station, and Marine police of Coastal Security Group on Friday.According...

Trains cancelled, diverted

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST

Helpline at Salem Junction to function round the clock

Teachers’ plea for pension, promotion

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

The Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary School Vocational Teachers' Kazhagam, , Tirupattur Education District (TED) has urged the government to issue an order for taking into account the period during whic...

Power regulation in district

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST

Electricity will be interrupted in different parts of the district on February 14. The Assistant Executive Engineer of KSEB, Kozhikode, has informed that power supply will be disrupted in Arangadat...

House panel probe on caste certificate issue

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Similar-sounding caste names — Bhovi and Boyi; Mogera and Mogaveera; or Beda Jangama and Jangama — often create ground for falsification of caste certificates to claim reservation benefits. Now, a...

e-governance centre set up

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

Transparency in governance and quicker issue of certificates are the key objectives of 'E Serve' Common Service Centre, established in Tambaram on Friday.The centre will be the medium to del...

Consumer exhibition

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

More than 100 stalls have been put up at the consumer exhibition -Homex 2015- that began at Vignesh Mahal near Sungam Junction on Friday. The exhibition is on till February 15. More than 100 variet...

Delhiites are in the mood for love

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:24 PM PST

Those planning to go out on a romantic date on Valentine's Day at one of the city's popular candle-lit restaurants will have to shell out a lot more money. Many restaurants have planned special fou...

Dwarka, Bawana plants to supply water this weekend

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

Around 20 lakh Delhiites will soon get respite from water shortage as the Delhi Jal Board is preparing to fully commission the Dwarka and Bawana water treatment plants. The two plants had been lyin...

KCR likely to meet Fadnavis on Feb. 17

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao is likely to hold discussions with his Maharashtra counterpart Devendra Fadnavis on inter-State irrigation projects and check-dams, in Mumbai on Februa...

Flight cabin crew members, catering workers held in gold smuggling case

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 07:39 PM PST

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Friday detained two cabin crew members of Jet Airways and two employees of a flight catering service based here on charge of smuggling gold into the...

Street play campaign to boost RTE applications

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

The office of the Block Education Office, Mangaluru South, in association with students of Govindadasa College, staged street plays in different parts of the city to generate awareness about the Ri...

Narang relives ties with Kerala

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 08:26 PM PST

A shoulder injury, which has been bothering him for sometime now, had forced Gagan Narang to pull out of the 35th National Games. But now he is here to take part in the Kumar Surendra memorial cham...

PGMET: NTRUHS bets big on tech

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

With a little over two weeks remaining for the Post-Graduate Medical Entrance Test (PGMET)-2015, officials of the NTR University of Health Sciences (NTRUHS) are taking all the necessary measures to...

Centre committed to helping A.P.: Venkaiah

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

The NDA government at the Centre is committed to development of the country and is taking all steps to bring in greater prosperity to everyone, Union Minister of Urban Development and Poverty Allev...

Naidu hiding facts on power issue, alleges Kadiyam

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu was lying to people of Telangana and was hiding facts on power issue, alleged Deputy Chief Minister Kadiyam Srihari.Mr. Chandrababu Naidu w...

Strategy to tackle drought at Madanapalle

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

With acute water crisis being predicted in the forthcoming summer for Madanapalle, considered the most drought-prone revenue division in the State, the district machinery is preparing an action pla...

Petro complex: A.P. inks pact with Kuwait firm

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

The Government of Andhra Pradesh has signed an MoU for a major refinery and petro chemical complex with Kuwait-based Al Qebla Al Watya (part of Al Kharafi Group).The MoU envisages developmen...

STs reservation to be increased to 7.5 per cent

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

National Commission for Scheduled Tribes Vice-President Ravi Thakur has stated that the reservation for Scheduled Tribes in different States had been increased to 7.5 per cent and the same would be...

2,159 dropouts brought back to school under SSA in Shivamogga

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Three-month bridge course designed for such children

Universities in Kerala yet to launch massive open online courses

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 07:38 PM PST

A key recommendation made by Governor P. Sathasivam to promote massive open online courses (MOOCs) has evoked a mixed response among the universities in the State.Mahatma Gandhi University h...

Power loom unit raided

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

The officials of the State Handloom Enforcement Wing (Tirupur unit) have 'caught' a power loom unit near here during raids on Friday evening for producing handloom items notified by the Union Gover...

Mandapam ICG station gets new interceptor boat

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

It has radars, sensors and night vision binoculars

Why not Kannada in all schools in State?

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

Why not have Kannada as a compulsory language in all types of school in the State?The Karnataka High Court posed this question to the Government during a brief argument on the issue of Educa...

Explosives seized

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 08:58 PM PST

A Rural police team led by Sub Inspector K. Sambhunath seized a huge cache of explosive substances used for making crude bomb from a deserted land at Areekkarakunnu on Friday.According to po...

No construction on Hooghly riverfront: Green Tribunal

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:11 PM PST

In what can turn out to be a major setback for Mamata Banerjee's grand plans of Hooghly river beautification, including that of construction of Kolkata Eye, the Eastern Zone Bench of the National G...

Rahul Bose dubs in Kannada

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

Bollywood actor Rahul Bose has lent his voice to his character in Niruttara , a Kannada film being directed by Apoorva Kasaravalli. After dubbing a few dialogues, Rahul said, "...

CM reels out statistics on ‘denotification’ by previous govts.

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Arkavathi issue was debated even on last day of session

‘Super yacht’ for Valentine’s Day

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

Popular smartphone App-based car ride service Uber has announced a luxury yacht service for Valentine's Day in Chennai. Users can book a luxury yacht on an hourly basis and go out on a ride along t...

Millets back on the dining table

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

Be it supermarkets, organic product outlets or even the neighbourhood kirana stores, it is common to find packets of millets on the shelves of these retailers.Be it morning breakfast at home...

Mughal Gardens in full bloom

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

President inauguartes annual Udyanotsav

JNU professor passes away

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

Professor Tulsiram of the Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, passed away on Friday morning .Hindi literature

KCR apprises Governor of discussions with Naidu

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao spoke to Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan over phone regarding the row over utilisation of water in the Nagarjunasagar Project on Friday night, explaining th...

HC quashes disqualification of six panchayat members

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

The Kerala High Court on Friday quashed the State Election Commission's order disqualifying six former UDF panchayat members of Keerampara in Ernakulam district on the ground of defection.Ju...

DYFI protests by giving out subsidised food

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

Security on Valentine's Day

Elaborate security arrangements have been made at malls, parks and along the beaches in the city to prevent any incidents of assaults on couples...

Ties with Sharjah police mooted

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has sought cooperation between the police forces of Kerala and Sharjah for better law enforcement and assistance to the needy. The Home Minister, who was in Sharjah...

Impact assessment of LED lighting initiative soon

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

After laying emphasis on promotion of LED lighting in various districts, power utilities are actively considering introducing third party inspection on the effectiveness of the initiative and the s...

Painting contest held

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

A painting competition for students of Zilla Parishad High School, Lemerti, was conducted by Eisai on Friday on the theme 'Safety – Health – Environment'. The competition will be held at various sc...

Nizamabad stares at water scarcity

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Nizamsagar project has just 1.5 tmcft; other sources also go dry

Chittoor gears up for pulse polio drive

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

The Chittoor district administration is gearing up for the second phase of the Pulse Polio Immunisation (PPI) drive scheduled for February 22, targeting over 4.75 lakh children. More than 6 lakh do...

Girl killed as bus rams tree

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

A seven-year-old girl was killed and eight others injured when the school bus in which they were travelling rammed a palm tree on Nuttaki-Kothapalem road on Friday morning.The girl, identifi...

Export awareness event on Monday

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

An export awareness programme will be held here on February 16 to expose entrepreneurs, agrarians, readymade garment manufacturers to the vast scope of exporting their produce.The programme,...

Officials launch recovery of forestland encroached in Belur taluk

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Alleging that Aniketana Estate, of which retired IAS officer I.M. Vittalamurthy is a partner, has encroached upon the forestland at Malasapura in Belur taluk, the Forest Department has begun the ev...

Patriarch calls for eco-friendly projects

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Says rampant exploitation of resources will hurt nature

RSS flayed

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

A. Abdul Sathar, State secretary of the Popular Front of India (PFI), has alleged that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has charted out an agenda to delete socialism and secularism from the Constitu...

‘Over 100 units in Tirupur not in PF scheme’

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST

Over 3,000 persons, employed in 100-plus textile units, schools and other establishments in Tirupur district, were found not enrolled under the Provident Fund scheme, during the checks conducted in...

“Encourage children to pursue their interests”

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

Former President A J P Abdul Kalam has appealed to parents to encourage their wards to pursue higher education in their chosen field, instead of thrusting their interests on them.Addressing...

High turnout in Bengal by-polls

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:11 PM PST

There was brisk polling in the Bongaon Lok Sabha constituency (SC) in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district and Krishnaganj (SC) Assembly constituency in Nadia district which went to polls here...

‘Kanteerava pitch one of the worst in nation’

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

This stadium is not ideal for an aggressive team like us: Ashley Westwood

‘Focus on spotting, nurturing talent among students’

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

The role of the educator is changing. Schools and educators should spot and nurture talent and innovation among their students, M.S. Swaminathan, founder and chairman of the M.S. Swaminathan Resear...

Postal savings scheme for girl child

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

Department of Posts has launched a new savings scheme (Sukanya Samriddhi Account) for girl child. The department has opened 50 accounts in Coimbatore already and plans to open about 13,500 accounts...

JNU alumni meet today

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

While the diktat from right-wing forces against unmarried love are being protested across the city by the students of Jawaharlal Nehru University, its former students will come together to reminisc...

Kejriwal to keep Finance, Power

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

First Cabinet meet to discuss revival of anti-corruption helpline

Sexagenarian among 113 held by SHE teams

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST

It's not just men in their 20s or 30s who are sexually harassing women by passing lewd comments in public places.Even those who are above 50-60 years of age are indulging in such acts and on...

Science Day celebrations

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The Sophisticated Test and Instrumentation Centre (STIC) at the Cochin University of Science and Technology will celebrate National Science Day on February 27. The laboratories at STIC will be open...

Two more cases

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

One more person from Kodagu and Udupi have been tested positive for H1N1 influenza A. The two are among the five under treatment in the city hospital, according to District Health Officer Ramakrish...

Ganja peddler arrested

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

A ganja peddler, who had allegedly been giving the police the slip for the past 15 years, was finally nabbed by a special team of the Narcotics Cell here on Thursday.The man, identified as S...

A.P. wants Water Board to fix dispute

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Govt. urges TS to release water to save standing crops

Official visits Sainik School

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Colonel Rajveer Singh, Inspecting Officer (R) from Sainik Schools Society, New Delhi, visited Sainik School Korukonda for conducting an inspection of the functioning of school.During the two...

10 injured in lathicharge at Army recruitment drive

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

As many as 10 candidates were injured in police lathicharge during the Army recruitment drive which turned chaotic in Srikakulam on Friday, with around 7,000 candidates reaching the venue.De...

Writer, doctor, Kesava Reddy dead

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

A well-known novelist, writer and doctor, Kesava Reddy, passed away after prolonged illness here on Friday.He was 68 and is survived by wife Deeramati, son Nandan Reddy and daughter Neema. H...

Action plan mooted to mitigate water woes

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Officials told to prepare blueprints at mandal and village level

A.P. youth robbed near Chintamani

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

A youth from Andhra Pradesh was robbed at knifepoint at a village near Chintamani in Chickballapur district on Wednesday night.According to the police, Avulu Srinivasulu (23), an engineering...

Deputed teachers to be repatriated to their parent departments

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

Amaresh Kulagi, zilla panchayat president, instructed Krishna Udupudi, Chief Executive Officer, to repatriate the teachers, who have been deputed to other departments, to their parent departments.<...

Residents prevent officials from clearing encroachments

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Tension at Adavi Bantanahalli in Hassan taluk

AAP victory heralds new era in Indian politics, says CPI

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Communist Party of India (CPI) State secretary Pannian Ravindran has said that the landslide victory registered by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the Delhi Assembly election by routing the Bharatiya...

Small scale exporters to set up trade centre

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST

Small and medium scale exporters are planning to set up a trade centre with around 300 stalls for sale of surplus garments generated out of the apparels produced for exports.To facilitate th...

Award for college principal

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

The Global Achievers Foundation (GAF) has conferred 'International Achievers Award' on S. Kuppuswami, Principal, Kongu Engineering College, in recognition of excellence in education.Prof. Ku...

Worker dies at TTPS

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST

K. Karthik (24) of Caldwell Colony here, a welder working in Tuticorin Thermal Power Station (TTPS) on contract, died inside the plant when he accidentally fell off an ash crusher yard around 10.30...

Saradha kingpin’s aide held

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:03 PM PST

Prashanto Naskar, a close associate of Saradha Ponzi scheme kingpin and main accused, Sudipta Sen, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday. Naskar had been terrorising people wh...

Tata housing opens bookings for two projects

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

Following the success of National Home Buying Day in 2014, Tata Housing Development Company has announced the second edition of its flagship online property National Home Buying Week (NHBW)....

TNERC fissures to the fore again

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The debate about the State power utility's purchase of high-cost power from private firms, which rocked the Assembly a few months ago, found new participants on Friday as sharp divisions within the...

Elektrotec and Renergy expo

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

Coimbatore District Small Industries' Association and Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency have organised Elektrotec and Renergy exhibitions respectively at the CODISSIA Trade Fair Complex.T...

Everyone is a winner in this World Cup

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

The Cricket World Cup may be the pinnacle of the game for professionals but the real beauty of any sport lies in the pleasure it gives to those at the bottom of the society.A 'Mini-World Cup...

BJP’s presence to be thin at swearing-in

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

Just like in the sixth Delhi Legislative Assembly, the Bharatiya Janata Party may be poorly represented in the Aam Aadmi Party's oath-taking ceremony on Saturday. After Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

CEC in Hyderabad today

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Chief Election Commissioner H.S. Brahma will address a workshop on linking of Aadhar with electoral roll data base here on Saturday.Mr. Brahma, a retired IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre,...

SFI State secretary accused of showing Modi in bad light

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

A complaint has been filed against Students Federation of India State secretary Jeevanraj Kuthar, accusing him of sharing a picture that showed Prime Minister Narendra Modi in bad light on a social...

Probe into kennel lockup case resumes

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Police waiting for forensic report

The Hindu ICC World Cup Cricket Quiz on February 16

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

The Hindu, in association with State Bank of Hyderabad, Zonal Office, Vijayawada, is conducting Inter School Quiz on ICC World Cup Cricket on February 16 at Manor Food Plaza,...

Big day for alma mater of VIPs

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Three-day golden jubilee of SVLN High School begins

Youth found shot dead in forest

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

: A 35-year-old man was found killed of bullet injuries around midnight Thursday in a forest area close to the Bhavani river at Chindakki, near Attappady. Police said K. Benny of Chellakkad, near M...

Plea for better rail connectivity

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Commuters have urged South Central Railway (SCR) General Manager P.K. Srivastava to ensure introduction of new trains from Kothagudem (Bhadrachalam road) railway station for better rail connectivit...

Dalit student body opposes foreign varsities

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

The Bahujan Students Front on Friday resolved to oppose the efforts of the Union and State governments to privatise education.Briefing the media on resolutions adopted by the newly-elected B...

‘Provide better education for girls’

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

KRU V-C laments attacks against women

Teaching science through rangolis

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

What has Rangoli got to do with science? The teachers and students of a school in Hubbali thought differently and the result was a Rangoli exhibition on science.On Friday, visitors to the Na...

Projects worth Rs. 38 cr. to be taken up in 62 taluks

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

P.C. Geetha, chairperson of the Malnad Area Development Board, told presspersons here on Friday that the board has taken up development projects worth Rs. 38 crore in 62 taluks coming under its lim...

BJP leader’s murder: four women held

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Four women were arrested on Friday in connection with the recent murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Venugopal at Kalavoor, near here.According to the police, those arrested were i...

Farmer arrested in explosives case

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST

The Kangayam police on Friday arrested a farmer in connection with the case in which explosives were found inside two pipes at a roundabout in Kangayam town on Thursday.Superintendent of Pol...

Indian gaur welcomes visitors

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

Statue of the animal erected on traffic roundabout in Salem

Designed to hurt

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST

A man from Sellur, S. Nagendran (43), was one of the victims of a car accident that was reported in Aruppukottai last month. Considering the severity of the accident, he must be lucky to escape...

CPI meet begins to chalk out action plan

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:11 PM PST

The Communist Party of India, Puducherry unit, on Friday commenced its two-day State conference to discuss the current political situation in the Union Territory and chalk out an action-plan for fu...

Family and friends inconsolable

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

Time seemed to have stopped as a convoy of ambulances made its way to the mortuary of Victoria Hospital on Friday evening. A few moments later, screams and sobs erupted as the nine bodies were take...

HC critical of lawyers’ behaviour

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

The Madras High Court on Friday expressed its displeasure over the behaviour of a section of advocates in the past couple of days in the matter relating to filling of vacancies in the High Court. C...

Security stepped up for bomb blasts anniversary

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

Security has been stepped up by the city police from Friday on the eve of the 17{+t}{+h}anniversary of the serial bomb blasts that shook the city on February 14, 1998.As many as 58 persons w...

Church condemns vandalism

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

Delhi Archbishop Anil J.T. Couto, other church leaders and concerned parents have condemned the alleged vandalism and theft in Holy Child Auxilium School, Vasant Vihar on Thursday night."The...

AIIMS whistleblower to head anti-graft body

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

Move shows AAP's seriousness: AIIMS official

Major laid to rest

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST

The quiet village of Suraram came to life here on Friday morning as several Army and government officials came to pay their last respects when Taher Hussain Khan, the major who was killed in a chop...

55 years in medical service, growing in stature all the time

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST

Thoppur hospital combats infectious disease

Traffic curbs in capital for Games closing ceremony

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 08:29 PM PST

Entry for the public into the greenfield stadium at Kariavattom for the closing ceremony of the National Games will be from 4 p.m. only, with the gates to be closed once the seats are full. <...

Residents complain of nuisance at park

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Municipal Commissioner insists on proper maintenance

‘Better days ahead for municipal, Zilla Parishad schools’

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Zilla Parishad and municipal schools will be converted into model institutions. Besides, they will be equipped to compete with corporate schools, Finance Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu has said.

Over 80 p.c. turnout in Srirangam by-poll

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

The Srirangam by-election on Friday saw over 80 per cent of voters casting their votes. The polling, which was brisk from the beginning, went off peacefully.The seat fell vacant following th...

MRPS to intensify stir

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The Madiga Reservation Porata Samiti (MRPS) plans to lay seize to Andhra Pradesh Assembly on April 10 demanding a resolution on categorisation of SCs, said its leader Manda Krishna.Speaking...

Arrangements in place for SET

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Teki. S, local coordinator of the Andhra Pradesh State Eligibility Test-2014 (APSET) for recruitment of Assistant Professors in universities and colleges, said all arrangements were in place for th...

World Cup Stamps

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

The special cricket 'ball' shaped stamps being brought out to mark the commencement of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 are for sale at the Vijayawada Head Post Office (near Kaleswararao Market) and...

Helicopter ride planned for Navaraspur Utsav

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

The district administration is planning to introduce a helicopter ride for the first time, in order to give people a chance to catch an aerial glimpse of the historic city, at the Navaraspur Utsav.

Seminar on RTI Act in Udupi

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

The Human Rights Protection Foundation (HRPF) is organising a district-level conference on Right to Information (RTI) Act at the Vaikunta Baliga College of Law here on March 2.A release by t...

Deposit-free LPG connections for BPL families

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The Mysuru district administration is gearing up to make all villages 'kerosene free' by providing deposit-free LPG domestic gas connections to BPL families in a phased manner.The administra...

Killed in wild boar attack

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

A 52-year-old woman was killed by a wild boar in Kumbadaje village, near here, on Friday. The police said Ayishabi was attacked when she went out to the areca nut grove outside her residence at Thu...

Floriculture catching up with saltpan workers in Vedaranyam

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

September to January is a lean income period

Seminar for entrepreneurs

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

As part of Productivity Week celebrations, a one-day seminar on export opportunities and procedures would be held at Thiagarajar Polytechnic College here on February 16.A press release from...

Bank employees stage demonstration

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

To go on strike from February 25 to 28

Tiny tots on a study tour to the Assembly

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 09:07 PM PST

In a departure from the regular programmes held around Republic Day, students of four branches of the Vruksha International School of Montessori from Puducherry, Villupuram and Tindivanam visited t...

Yelahanka ATM theft attempt: three held

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

Three men have been arrested on charge of attempting to rob an ATM kiosk in Yelahanka early on February 8 morning. The arrested are Madhu (27), Vinay Kumar (23) and Bhanu Chandra (27). Police said...

Ranipet tragedy: six persons seek anticipatory bail

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Six persons have moved the Madras High Court seeking anticipatory bail in the case relating to the death of 10 persons due to a breach in the concrete wall of a sludge storage tank of a CETP in Ran...

Man gets life term for killing wife

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

A 26-year-old man was sentenced to undergo life imprisonment for murdering his wife in their house in June 2011.Principal District and Sessions Judge N. Seshasayee also imposed a fine of Rs....

Relief for IGNOU Vice-Chancellor

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Vice-Chancellor Mohammed Aslam, who is facing heat over some of his decisions like stopping a few courses and derecognising some colleges, has obtaine...

‘Cases filed during Kejriwal’s first stint to be pursued’

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

The AAP government — to be sworn in on Saturday — will pursue corruption allegations against former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and industrialist Mukesh Ambani and others, Deputy Chief Minister-d...

Funds row: Court says TS plea not maintainable

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST

A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta and Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar of the Hyderabad High Court on Friday refused to grant status quo on a dispute between the Andhra Prade...

Spiritual route to peace

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST

Carrying the message that spiritual values and 'soft power', and not 'gun power', alone can give peace, Brahma Kumaris, in association with a Nairobi-based businessman, Nizar Juma, organised an int...

Namma toilets at park to be opened for citizens soon

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

After constructing the Namma toilets at Raghavaiah Park some six months ago, the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) is finally taking steps for opening them for people. Namma toilets are re-fab...

Tight security for high-profile marriage

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Policemen in large numbers have been deployed to provide security to Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, his Cabinet colleagues, several other senior politicians and top officials attending the ma...

Hyderabad today

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST

RELIGION TTD Hindu Dharmaprachara Parishat: Devotional music by Meera Kumari, Balaji Bhavan, Himayathnagar, 6.30 p.m.CULTURE Hydourite:...

College students felicitated

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The Women's College management led by its chairman and former MP M. Narayana Reddy here on Friday felicitated its students O. Ravali, S. Jayanthi and S. Bhavana for taking part in the NCC Tal Sena...

Municipal school teachers stage dharna

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Teachers working in all municipal schools in East Godavari district staged a dharna in front of the municipal offices on Friday, responding to the call given by the United Teacher' Federation (UTF)...

Two Nigerians arrested on cheating charge

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Cyberabad police on Friday arrested two Nigerians, Osa Buogbemen Christopher, 31, and Ogiegbea Amen Victor, 34, on the charge of trying to cheat people with fake lottery prizes.On a tip-off,...

Chariman unhappy with Gescom

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

Chairman of the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commissioner M.R. Srinivasamurthy has expressed his displeasure over the failure of the Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company (Gescom) to take measure...

Senior citizens day-care centre, a distant dream

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

No progress in the matter despite there being an association ready to run it

District farmers get ready to reap benefits of ‘superfood’

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Gluten-less food crops like Quinoa fetch them higher returns

Three of a family found murdered

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Three members of a family were found murdered at Adimaly town in Idukki district early Friday.The police identified the victims as Parackal Kunjumuhammed, 59; his wife, Aisha, 56; and mother...

Special camp for ex-servicemen from February 17

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

The district administration has decided to organise a special camp for three days from February 17 exclusively for ex-servicemen and their widows for issuing life certificates online at the collect...

Accent on export of banana plants

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

A seminar to promote export of banana plants by tissue culture methods is to be held at Sona College auditorium on February 17.A press release from the president of Salem Productivity Counci...

St. Patrick students top quiz contest

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:11 PM PST

Haritha and Eshwar from St. Patrick Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Puducherry, bagged the first prize in `GKuiz', the Quiz Festival conducted by The Geekay World School (TGWS) on the school...

Jingle on love in a different light

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 09:02 PM PST

At a time when love itself is governed by trends in the cyber world and momentary infatuations are the norm, a group of youngsters have set out to portray love in a different light.The group...

Parting with locks of hair for cancer cause

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 09:06 PM PST

Students could be seen chatting excitedly as a long snaking queue had begun to form outside one of the classrooms at the Bharathidasan Government College for Women here on Friday.At this yea...

E-commerce makes a splash

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

E-commerce companies made the highest number of offers ever to any postgraduate programme (PGP) class of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB) during the final placements that conclu...

Writer, wife transferred to Chennai colleges

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

: Tamil writer and college teacher Perumal Murugan was transferred to the Presidency College in Chennai and his wife Ezhilarasi to the Queen Mary's College in the city."They received the ord...

Policemen placed under suspension

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

Two police personnel were placed under suspension on Friday for not acting on a complaint that was lodged by a victim of theft on Tuesday.Police sources said that on Tuesday, Sadaqathullah (...

No desecration, says Bassi

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

In the sixth such attack on a Christian institution in the last three months, Holy Child Auxilium School in Vasant Vihar was vandalised in the wee hours of Friday.Delhi Police Commissioner B...

Good response to Naidu’s meet spurs TDP cadres

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Errabelli confident that the party will perform well in the local body polls

Juveniles attack police, staff, escape from home

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST

Nine juveniles escaped from the juvenile home here after attacking police personnel and staff in the early hours of Friday. However, the police managed to nab four of them.The police said an...

SER to run four special trains

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

The South Eastern Railway is operating four premium special Trains between Howrah-Yesvantpur-Howrah via Vijayawada to clear extra rush of passengers.Accordingly, Train No. 02863 Howrah-Yesva...

One more swine flu case

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

A 40-year-old woman from Vepagunta in Pendurthi area, who is undergoing treatment at a private hospital, tested positive for swine flu, while a 20-year-old girl undergoing treatment at the Governme...

Junior doctors in a fix

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Junior doctors at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Adilabad, on Friday urged the government to allow them to appear for the Postgraduate Medical Entrance Test (PGMET) on March 1.

Researchers told to find new crop variants for dry areas

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The two-day conference on 'Emerging Research Trends in Plant Sciences in 21st Century' was organised by the Botany Department of Kakatiya University, here on Friday.Telangana State Council o...

Two women treated for swine flu discharged

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

A woman and her daughter hailing from Palamaner mandal of Chittoor district, who were undergoing treatment for swine flu in the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) ward of the Ruia Hospital, were dis...

Skill training for polytechnic, ITI students from March

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

The Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation and the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for offering traini...

KERC recommendations before March 31

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

Chairman of the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) M.R. Srinivasamurthy said that the recommendations of the KERC, on the plea for an upward hike in tariff sought by the electricity...

Aadhaar linkage to minority scholarships opposed

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

The Udupi district unit of Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) has urged the Union government not to make Aadhaar card number mandatory for minority scholarships.In a memorandum add...

Anganwadi workers sensitised on food safety

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Anganwadi supervisors were sensitised on maintaining safety and hygiene while preparing food for children aged up to 6 years at a workshop on 'Food Safety and Standards Act'. The workshop was organ...

Thrissur in panic

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Panic gripped Thrissur on Friday morning after news reports that many people from the district were travelling in the D-8 coach, which was damaged in the accident.Most people in the compartm...

Schools, Anganwadis to promote scheme for girl child

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The Tamil Nadu Postal Circle is planning to use schools and Anganwadi centres to promote the higher interest earning savings scheme, 'Selvamagal Semippu Thittam' (Sukanya Samriddhi Account), launch...

Child protection panels in all Corporation wards in Salem soon

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

With the child-friendly city initiative paying rich dividends in four slums in the city, the City Municipal Corporation has decided to extend the programme to the rest of 56 wards in the Corporatio...

IIM-K to host alumni meet

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The annual alumni reunion of the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, (IIM-K), Nostalgia, will be held on the institute campus at Kunnamangalam on February 21 and 22. The IIM-K is the...

How agritourist concepts yield fruit

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 09:08 PM PST

Agricultural tourism, the concept introduced by Pandurang Taware in Pune, Maharashtra, has attracted many would-be entrepreneurs at a two-day institute-industry event, 'Akansha-15' organised by the...

Aero India: High Court fiat to BBMP

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The High Court of Karnataka on Friday asked Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and Bengaluru Urban district authorities to take steps to ensure that no untoward incidents happen during Aero...

Vora’s induction into TNCC Trust raises questions

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday took a surprise decision to induct its national treasurer and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Motilal Vora into the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee Trus...

Victim’s son was to receive her at Coimbatore Junction

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

"She asked me to pick her up from the Coimbatore Railway Junction in the afternoon. But by 1 p.m. we received information that she had died in the accident," P. Dinesh (40), son of P. Punithavathi...

Former Congress MLA beats up school students

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:25 PM PST

Former Congress MLA from Sultanpur Majra Jaikishan, who is also the chairperson of a private school, allegedly beat up 22 of his students who reportedly went to Hyderabad to participate in a talent...

‘A.P. used water in excess of allocation’

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

"We won't release water until AP gives its requirement specifying the period of water release in writing with an assurance that water released now can be adjusted in its share of water for next yea...

‘Backyard count’ reveals 400 birds on college campus

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST

Students go in search of birds living around them all the time

Airport expansion: Govt. to have final say on land price

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Krishna Collector Babu. A has said that the State government's decision on the pricing of the land to be acquired for the expansion of Gannavaram airport is finalAt a meeting held here with...

Come to us, says US city Mayor

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

There is no dearth of talent among young graduates in India but the lack of industry exposure and entrepreneurship and their unwillingness to take risks are coming in the way of their growth, said...

Kolams duped, exploited in Karnataka

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

About 30 tribal families in Adilabad district have to be paidRs. 30 lakh as wages by the labour contractor

Plans afoot to develop Sidhulagutta

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Sidhulagutta, the abode of ancient temples at Armoor, could well transform into a tourist spot in Telangana if only a permanent blacktop road to the hill is built, choultries and sheds are construc...

Allocate funds for Galeru, Handri projects: Jagan

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Opposition leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy urged Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday to make adequate budgetary allocations for the completion of Galeru Nagari Sujala Sravanthi (GNSS) and Ha...

APSRTC to demand pay revision

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation Employees Union and RTC Telangana Mazdoor Union will serve a notice on February 16 asking the RTC management to convene a meeting of the pay comm...

Students get a peek into the world of business management

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

It was a refreshing experience of learning for the eighth semester students of different engineering streams of PDA College of Engineering in Kalaburagi, when they were transported to a new world o...

Hepatology conference in Manipal on Sunday

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

The Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, will conduct a one-day conference on 'Update in Hepatology' here on February 15.A release on Friday...

Mysuru gets hi-tech lab for testing H1N1, Ebola

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The State government has sanctioned a diagnostic laboratory for testing H1N1 and other communicable diseases, including Ebola, for Mysuru.Mysuru Zilla Panchayat President Pushpa Amarnath tol...

Grandmother still waits for Aman

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Padmavathy, grandmother of nine-year-old Aman, still does not know about the death her grandchild. Her relatives did not inform her as she fainted on hearing the news of the accident.She is...

AP, Telangana police almost come to blows at dam site

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

Naidu, KCR to meet at Raj Bhavan today to discuss the contentious issue

CCI to buy Perambalur cotton

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

Steps have been taken for procuring cotton through the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) at the regulated market here on Elambalur Vadakku Madhavi road. Farmers could get a price not less than the...

No scope for bypass roads at Chithode, Gobichettipalayam

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

As agriculture land will have to be acquired

Coins to tinkle with echoes of history

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

3-day coin exposition held at the Town Hall

Setting an example in waste management

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 09:00 PM PST

At Government Mental Health Centre, Kuthiravattom, here, like in any other government institution, cleaning the compound by spading the ground or sweeping the garbage was usually done on special oc...

Stir for temple removal from electricity office

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 09:08 PM PST

Activists of Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam and other social organisations were arrested on Friday when they staged a protest in front of the Puducherry Electricity Department for removal of a temple...

BBMP blasted for not paying garbage contractors

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

'How can we ask pourakarmikas to work when they are not paid salaries'

Filmmakers get cautious with editing

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:43 PM PST

Is there such a thing as a 'director's uncut version' when it comes to Tamil cinema? Recent developments point to a trend where the cutting and pruning of a film seem to continue till the last mome...

Move resolution against Sri Lanka: Karunanidhi

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Days after the Northern Provincial Council of Sri Lanka adopted a resolution demanding an international probe into the "genocide" of the Tamil community, DMK president M. Karunanidhi on Friday urge...

Delay alleged in UGD work

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

Pits remain uncovered resulting in traffic congestion

4 hardcore Maoists surrender

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:11 PM PST

Four hardcore Maoists, including three women, with rewards on their heads, surrendered before Inspector General of Police Yashwant Jethwa in Malkangiri district of Odisha on Friday.Mangala P...

Court sets rape accused free

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

A Delhi court has absolved a man of rape charge as the victim said in her evidence during the trial that she had lodged the complaint against the accused "out of anger and misunderstanding" because...

Now, apply for passport on mobile

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Passport applicants can very soon fill up forms on their mobiles with modalities being worked out to offer the facility to the tech savvy, revealed Chief Passport Officer Muktesh K. Pardeshi on Fri...

Kalam moots emergency management mission

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST

Expresses concern over rise in fatal accidents

‘Tamil Nadu one step ahead of others in nuclear energy’

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Tremendous scope for civilian application of nuclear energy: NIT-T director

APREDA property show from Feb. 28

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Andhra Pradesh Real Estate Developers Association (APREDA) will organise a property show in the city on February 28 and March 1.Addressing a press conference here on Friday, APREDA State pre...

Malindo Air to take off from city tomorrow

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Malaysian hybrid airline – Malindo Air – has announced commencement of its new flight service connecting Kuala Lumpur and Visakhapatnam three times in a week beginning February 1...

Policemen told to excel in sports

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Superintendent of Police S. Chandrashekar Reddy has suggested students and police personnel to spare some amount of their leisure time for playing games and sports which rejuvenate them.Inau...

Khammam photographer bags national award

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Chava Sampath Kumar, a town-based noted photographer, has bagged an award at the national level photography competition earlier organised by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs and the Photo Divis...

Two child marriages averted

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

The volunteers of the Rural Organisation for Poverty Eradication Services and ICDS officials, foiled two child marriages in Chittoor district on Friday. An orphaned girl (14) was about to marry a 2...

Visakhapatnam Today

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Ukkunagaram Club and Sangeetha Janakulam: Workshop on classical music by Prince Ramavarma, disciple of Dr. Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna, Ukkunagaram Club, 4 p.m. onwards

Farmers picket DC’s office

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

The District Raita Horata Samiti has asked the State government to waive off the interest on all crop and tractor loans availed by the farmers.It also directed the banks to suspend the inten...

Padubidri-Udupi of NH 66 to be ready by May

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

R. Vishal, Deputy Commissioner, said on Thursday that the widening of the Padubidri-Udupi stretch of National Highway 66 would be completed by the end of May. He was speaking at the District Vigila...

Chamundi animal rescue centre ready for launch

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The Chamundi Animal Conservation, Rescue and Rehabilitation centre set up by the Mysuru zoo at Koorgalli village, off Mysuru-Hunsur Road, will be formally launched by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on...

Train accident claims four lives from Kerala

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 07:41 PM PST

Four persons who were to alight at destinations in Kerala were among those killed following Friday's derailment of the Bengaluru-Ernakulam Intercity Express near Hosur.Railway officials conf...

One tests positive for H1N1 in Mysuru

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

Samples of suspected cases sent for tests

Kalam calls on brother

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

After a gap of about nine months, former President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam visited his family at House of Kalam, his ancestral home, here on Friday.Mr. Kalam, who was on a day's visit to the di...

Boy with rare medical condition back on feet

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

When nine-year-old Udhayakumar of Vaniyambadi was brought to the Government Vellore Medical College Hospital (GVMCH), Adukkamparai on January 28, he was unable to stand, walk or sit. His eyelids we...

Students celebrate Radio Day

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:06 PM PST

The Department of Broadcast Journalism, Sullamussalam Science College, Areacode, celebrated World Radio Day on Friday.The students hosted a radio listening party by installing radio sets in...

CPI (M) protests scheme of cash instead of rice

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:11 PM PST

Volunteers of the Communist Party of India (M) on Friday staged a demonstration in front of the Department of Civil Supplies protesting against the government's decision to provide cash instead of...

Government behind my transfer: HC judge

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

A judge of the Karnataka High Court on Friday alleged that "the government" was responsible for his transfer to the Allahabad High Court.In his reply to the farewell given to him by the Bang...

City schools mail out screeners for swine flu

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:49 PM PST

While they do not replace the need to visit a doctor, screeners with questions on symptoms may help allay parents' fears

Police directed to register rape case

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

The Madras High Court has directed the Kasimedu police here to register a case on a complaint by a woman that she was raped by a church priest, enquire into it and file a final report.Justic...

Rajnath Singh, Rijiju visit border area

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:11 PM PST

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and the Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju arrived at the Tulihal airport by a special BSF plane on Friday afternoon. Soon after arrival they went to Moreh, t...

Police report to MHA terms attacks on churches as ‘theft’

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:26 PM PST

In what seems like an attempt to cover up the recent spurt in cases of attacks on churches in the national Capital, the Delhi Police have termed them all 'theft and mischief cases'. They have submi...

New PSK at Bhimavaram

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

New Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) to be operational soon at Karimnagar in Telangana and Bhimavaram in Andhra Pradesh will cut down the travel time and costs of applicants in both the States, said Ch...

Four held on gold smuggling charge

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Friday detained two cabin crew of Jet Airways and two employees of a flight catering service based here for smuggling gold in to the country.DRI...

Polytechnic students display their prowess

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST

Innovation was at the fore in the Science Exhibition Thought for Technology 15' (SETT 15) event at Sethu Institute of Technology organised for polytechnic colleges in southern districts on the coll...

Post office savings scheme for girls

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

"Sukanya Samriddhi Account" having special focus on girl children up to 10 years and specially designed for girl's higher education or marriage needs, can be opened in a girl child's name by her pa...

Solar pump sets to mitigate irrigation woes

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Farmers in the region have a reason to cheer as the solar agricultural pump sets they have eagerly been waiting for will soon reach their fields. Distribution of solar-powered irrigation pump sets...

Motorised tricycles distributed

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Motorised tricycles providing mobility to persons with more than 80 per cent disability were distributed by Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thaavar Chand Gehlot and Union Minister...

India an exporting country now: scientist

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

In 1998, other countries refused to export core winding machines to India. "After a huge struggle we have developed multi-axis core winding machine and now we are exporting the same to about 65 cou...

Engineering student wins best leader award

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Satya Phanindra Saibewar, a final year student of B.Tech at the Vijaya Rural Engineering College here, was awarded the 'Best Leader for his inspirational talk delivered at the Yuva Summit-2015 held...

Night landing facility at Madhurapudi airport: MP

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Airports Authority of India (AAI) has given green signal for night landing facility to Madhurapudi Airport, which is about 14 km from here, according to MP M. Muralimohan.Mr. Muralimohan tol...

Steel Plant union elections today

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Steel plant union

elections today

The elections for the recognised union of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant are scheduled to be conducted between 5 a.m. and 4 p...

Dornalli, a picture of neglect

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan not properly implemented here

‘All steps taken to check spread of H1N1’

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

Isolated wards created at the District Government Hospital

21 officers withdrawn from food safety wing

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

In a move that could affect food safety surveillance, the Department of Health and Family Welfare has relieved 21 senior medical officers from holding the posts of designated officers of the Food S...

Training for nurses

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Collector M. Karunakaran inaugurated a two-day training programme for nurses on the Child Protection Act here on Thursday.Inaugurating the capacity building training programme for nurses of...

‘Will strive to uphold freedom of expression’

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

The Perumal Murugan episode proves that the freedom of expression and speech are under attack in the State from vested interests. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) will continue to fight for b...

Officials asked to remove encroachments

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

District Collector A.Gnanasekaran asked officials to evict encroachments on water bodies in the district.At a meeting convened in the collectorate to discuss the issue the collector asked of...

Delinking three regions a good move: UDF

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Says it will benefit the people

Cellphone tower goes up in flames

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 09:08 PM PST

Fire broke out in a cell phone tower on the terrace of a commercial building on Mahatma Gandhi Road here on Friday. Though no injury or fire-related casualty was reported, the cellular tower was vi...

Fewer international offers

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

Overseas offers plummeted to 25 from last year's 41.Though IIMB officials maintained that the salaries of students who had international job offers were not affected, being in the "same rang...

Architecture expo highlights evolving Indian traditions

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

Students of architecture and history in the city have much to look forward to between February 13 and 24.  The Indian National Trust for Arts and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), Chennai Chapter is orga...

Main accused in Japanese tourist rape case surrenders

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:11 PM PST

Ajit Singh alias Jitaram Choudhury, the main accused in the Japanese tourist rape case, surrendered before the police on Friday morning after evading arrest for four days. He has since been arreste...

Tharoor informs SIT about his travel plans to Kerala

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

No restrictions have been put on his movement

KCR taking people for a ride, says BJP

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Telangana president of Bharatiya Janata Party, G. Kishan Reddy, on Friday lashed out at Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao for going back on all his pre-election promises and engineering defection...

Tax raids: jewellers down shutters in protest

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Small and medium jewellery shops across the State downed shutters for a day on Friday in protest against what the jewellers called unjust raids by Income Tax Department officials.About 4,500...

Judges’ vacancy issue gathers heat

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST

The issue of filling up 18 Madras High Court judge vacancies has been getting hotter by the passing of every day with a Bar association in the High Court Bench here demanding eight names to be cons...

‘Model’ tag raises hopes of Chepalauppada

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

The 4,500-odd residents of Chepalauppada Gram Panchayat, who were hit hard by cyclone Hudhud in October last, are set to see a sea change in their lives with their village selected to be a model vi...

Delay in pension distribution has beneficiaries worried

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Delay in distribution of pension benefits under the ambitious Aasara scheme in various parts of the district has the beneficiaries worried. They have been running from pillar to post requesting the...

Focus on improving SSC results

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

With only a few weeks left for the Class X examinations to commence, the district Education Department is banking on its two unique programmes — Sankalpam and Phone with Parents — to achieve not on...

49.96 p.c. cast vote in Tirupati by-poll

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

The voting percentage in byelection to Tirupati Assembly constituency on Friday touched a new low as half of the electorate stayed indoors and did not cast their votes. Of the 2,94,993 voters, clos...

‘Nanjundaswamy infused self-respect among farmers’

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

Pampanna Neravi, a freedom fighter, said that farmers' leader late Prof. M.D. Nanjundaswamy instilled self-respect and enormous confidence among farmers not only in Karnataka and India, but also gl...

Government’s neo-liberal policies hurting fishermen: Hemalatha

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

Hemalatha, General Secretary of All India Fishers and Fisheries Workers' Federation (AIFFWF), said on Friday that the neo-liberal policies of the Union government were driving away fishers and fish...

Applications invited

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The Vivekananda Yoga Education and Research Institution in association with Karnataka State Open University has invited applications for courses such as post-graduate diploma in Yoga Education, one...

Thousands seek blessings of Patriarch

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The pilgrimage centre of the Jacobite Syrian Church at Manjanikara, near here, turned into a sea of humanity with scores of believers thronging the small village for the annual pilgrimage to the to...

CPI(M) will keep fighting for Perumal Murugan

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

"The Perumal Murugan episode proves that the freedom of expression and speech is under attack in the State from the vested interests. The CPI (M) will continue to fight for both the causes," said S...

Aqua farm coming up in Kodaikanal

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

An aqua farm to raise fingerlings and promote fish farming would be established in Kodaikanal at an estimated cost of Rs. 9.75 crore shortly, said Collector T.N. Hariharan.Talking to media p...

Helpline centre opened

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

The railways has opened a helpline centre at the Salem Railway Junction for the benefit of the relatives of the passengers who travelled in the Bangalore City — Ernakulam Intercity Express which de...

Nuclear energy needed for security, says scientist

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Nuclear energy is necessary to achieve energy security in our country said K.K. Rajan, Director, Fast Reactor Technology Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam.He was del...

Scholarship exam on Feb.22

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:09 PM PST

The screening test for selecting eligible students who could avail themselves of the benefits of the Vagbhatananda Education Project for the current year will be held at various centres in the dist...

MP condemns attack on Christian properties

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:11 PM PST

Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament P. Kannan has condemned the recent attack on Christian properties and institutions in New Delhi and urged authorities to curb such incide...

I’m here to stay: Siddaramaiah

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

CM withdraws decision to retire from politics by 2018

42-year-old cancer survivor gives birth

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 PM PST

For several years before she was diagnosed with breast cancer, S. Hemalatha and her husband A. Sivakumar, had gone from one fertility centre to another, trying to have a baby. But nothing yielded r...

Accord top priority to law and order, Akhilesh tells babus

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:11 PM PST

Aware of the necessity to shore up the image of the Samajwadi Party Government in the run up to the 2017 Assembly elections, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has directed the <...

An emblem for allopathic doctors

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

"Could the allopathic doctor please raise his/her hands up?" Precisely to avoid this confusion among patients the Indian Medical Association (IMA) is coming out with an emblem for medical professio...

Bajrang Dal sticks to its guns

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:11 PM PST

To marry off couples seen celebrating Valentine's Day at public places

Awards in Mollywood: no surprises anymore

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 07:40 PM PST

Getting an award has become easier these days in Mollywood, thanks to the growing number of awards distributed by Malayalam television channels.The 'pattern' of sharing awards among the acto...

HC seeks report on isotopes from Dean

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST

The Madras High Court Bench here on Friday directed the Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) Dean to file a detailed report by February 26 in reply to a public interest litigation petition filed by a s...

Appeal to pensioners

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

The pensionary benefits of all pensioners under the Employees' Family Pension Scheme 1971 and Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995, in the districts of Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam have be...

Collector upset over govt. schools’ performance

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

District Collector Neetu Kumari Prasad has expressed displeasure over poor performance of government schools in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations despite having qualified teachers...

Country facing problems of under, overnutrition: expert

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

S. Premakumari, Dean, Avinashillingam University, Coimbatore, on Friday called for an in-depth study to get into the reasons for the country's reported failure in addressing the problem of malnutri...

Observe restraint, Naidu tells JC

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

hief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday was believed to have counselled TDP MP, J C. Diwakar Reddy to observe restraint while making comments to the media in the wake of his remarks on the Cen...

Woman dies of H1N1 in Bidar

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

Farzana Begum (27), a pregnant woman, has died of H1N1 in Mailoor village in Bidar district on Thursday. This is the second H1N1 death recorded in the district this year. Of the six suspected cases...

‘266 kg of gold lost from Padmanabhaswamy temple’

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 07:34 PM PST

The audit report prepared by the former Comptroller and Auditor General of India Vinod Rai on the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple in Kerala shows that huge quantities of gold were lost when it was out...

Call for more practical approach to underpass issue

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) State unit secretary A.A. Azeez, MLA, has called for a more practical approach to address the issue of Chinnakada underpass.The approach road from the Chi...

Victim’s wife wants govt. job

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Standing inside a half-constructed house, 36-year-old S. Geetha Sampath is determined to live the dreams of her husband, K.G. Sampath, for their three children.Nearly a fortnight ago, Sampat...

Vocational guidance expo

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:04 PM PST

A vocational guidance expo-cum-seminar for students, organised by the Department of Employment and Training, was inaugurated at the SBK College in Aruppukottai by Collector V. Rajaraman on Friday.<...

Two held

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

The forest personnel on Thursday arrested two persons on the charge of venison in Danishpet forest range on Thursday. A deer which strayed into the farm lands abutting Kanjeri reserve forests was k...

Boy falls into well, killed

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

A boy fell in a road side well and got killed when the tractor in which he was travelling rolled down in a road side ditch in Jawadu Hills on Thursday.The tractor was transporting water in a...

Rural police aiding wealthy wedding, says Youth Congress

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 09:01 PM PST

A section of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers has alleged attempts on the part of the Kozhikode Rural police officials to promote ostentatious weddings. They accused the po...

Independent albums must be encouraged, says Ricky Kej

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

'Music from the heart grows on you. Catchy music wanes'

Road contractors face tougher norms

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:48 PM PST

Chennai Corporation has adopted stringent norms to select contractors for a major makeover of bus routes. Opening the technical bids for the makeover of 197 damaged bus routes on...

AAP poses no threat in U.P., says Mayawati

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:11 PM PST

Bahujan Samaj Party remains the only hope for the people of the State

INLD workers up in arms

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

Twenty eight members of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and its student wing were arrested on Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road here on Friday, for protesting against the screening of controversial film...

TS reaches out to Dalit entrepreneurs

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

To provide one acre land and financial assistance of Rs.5 crore forsetting up a Dalit entrepreneur incubation centre

At 60, Mar Athanasius College sets eyes on deemed varsity tag

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 07:37 PM PST

The prestigious Mar Athanasius College at Kothamangalam is dreaming big as it gets ready to celebrate the diamond jubilee year.Bagging the deemed university status figures on top in the list...

PF recovery drive launched

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

A special recovery drive has been launched to recover the arrears and current dues payable by defaulting establishments covered under the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act...

BC Colony faces water shortage much ahead of peak summer

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Residents of Kothuru BC Colony, mainly comprising women, blocked Khammam-Bonakal main road on the outskirts of the town on Friday protesting drinking water scarcity in their locality under Khammam...

Startup Village chief to address AITAM students

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Andhra Pradesh Startup Village chairman Sanjay Vijay Kumar will address students of Aditya Institute of Technology and Management (AITAM)-Tekkali on Saturday and explain about the opportunities to...

Prakasam ryots seek amicable solution

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Shocked over the abrupt closure of the Nagarjunasagar Reservoir's Right Branch Canal by the Telangana government , peasants in Prakasam district on Friday urged Chief Minister N.Chandrababu Naidu t...

Activists ransack office of MLA Feroz Sait

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:10 PM PST

They say it is in retaliation to the MLA's reported assault on a Dalit employee

High parking fee at KSRTC bus-stand irks people

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Residents of Hassan are irked over a private person, who got the tender to handle parking lot at bus-stand, being allowed by Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation to charge more than the parki...

Donating hair for a cause

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The students of C. Achutha Menon (SCAM) Government College and Government Vocational Higher Secondary School (GVHSS) for Girls, Thrissur, donated their hair to make wigs for cancer patients....

Engagement

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST

Information and Public Relations Department: District Theatre festival, Town Hall, 4 p.m. All India Konkani Parishad: All India Konkani literary me...

Combing stepped up along border

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

Combing operations have been stepped up in the forests and villages along the Nilgiris-Kerala border following reports of Maoist activities in some parts of Kerala.Police sources told...

“BJP will come to power in 2016”

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:12 PM PST

The Bharatiya Janata Party would come to power in the 2016 Assembly election in Tamil Nadu, said Union Minister of State for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Pon. Radhakrishnan on Friday.<...

Awareness programme held

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:05 PM PST

Programme held

The Railway Police conducted a special programme to create awareness on railway safety and security among various sections of society at the Salem Railway Jun...

SHG products’ showroom inaugurated

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 PM PST

Vellore Collector R. Nanthagopal inaugurated a showroom, selling products made by members of women's self-help groups (SHGs), at the Vellore Institute of Technology University campus here on Friday...

Modi pads up for new innings in Pakistan talks

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:54 PM PST

Foreign Secretary Jaishankar will travel to Islamabad; PM calls up SAARC counterparts

Kejriwal appointed Delhi Chief Minister

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:36 PM PST

Manish Sisodia, Asim Ahmed Khan, Sandeep Kumar, Satyendar Jain, Gopal Rai and Jitender Singh Tomar appointed Ministers.

World Book Fair: Page turners

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 07:08 AM PST

The curtain goes up on the New Delhi World Book Fair on Feb 14

Bookmarks

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 07:07 AM PST

Publishers on special ideas to woo customers

More between the covers

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 07:06 AM PST

National Book Trust Director M.A. Sikandar on his concerns for the book fair

Saudi Arabia, West evacuate embassy staff from Yemen on security fears

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 07:05 AM PST

Saudi Arabia has joined Western states in evacuating staff from Yemen after a power grab by Shia Muslim Houthi militia there, a move reflecting the hostility of majority Sunni Muslim neighbours to...

Ground with a view

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 07:01 AM PST

The Capital's Ramlila ground has witnessed many a historic occasion

Write Angle: Migrating mindsets

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:59 AM PST

In the run-up to the Delhi Assembly elections, Kiran Bedi was asked to comment on the remarks of Mohan Bhagwat, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief, that India is a Hindu rashtra. His comme...

Chef’s Corner: Crispy and cool

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:58 AM PST

A perfect dish for a lazy Sunday brunch

World on a platter

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:57 AM PST

Market Café has its share of highs and lows

Food Spot: Sweets for euphoria

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:57 AM PST

It was a day that called for something sweet. The city was in raptures when the Delhi Assembly election results were announced. Full of beans, I rushed to Old Delhi. I had got a first-hand feeling...

Railway accident: 5 trains cancelled, 11 diverted

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:58 AM PST

Following the derailment of Ernakulam—bound Express train from Bengaluru near Anekal killing 10 passengers and injuring scores of others, the South Western Railway has cancelled five train...

MSG: The Messenger review - A test of devotion

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 07:07 AM PST

Presented in the garb of a feature film, this is essentially a long, very long, promotional video of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan and the causes that his spiritual organisation...

Roy review: Show off!

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 07:27 AM PST

As the layers begin to come off, we realise Vikramjit is committing the same errors that his director in the film does.

100-carat classic emerald-cut diamond coming to auction

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:35 AM PST

A "perfect" 100-carat diamond in a classic emerald cut is going on the auction block, where it could fetch between $19 million to $25 million.Sotheby's will offer the white diamond on April...

In tune

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:33 AM PST

After politics, Hema Malini lends her voice to a duet with Babul Supriyo

Adventure time

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:32 AM PST

Aimed at the young reader, Abdul Sabur Kidwai's "The Troublesome Threesome in Trouble" is a delightful read

Srirangam records 82.54 pc voter turnout

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:39 AM PST

A total of 29 candidates, including AIADMK's S Valarmathi and DMK's N Anand, were in the fray in the byelection caused by the disqualification of AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa.

My big fat fabulous ending

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:17 AM PST

"Mumbo Jumbo!" That was my teen nickname. It's not like I didn't try to do something about it; I've spent most of my life trying some new diet, weight-loss programme and even fat camp. I would sta...

When the Lord played cupid

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:16 AM PST

Valentine's Day is today. Coincidentally, February/March is also when the Magizhadi Sevai is celebrated at the Tiruvottriyur Thyagarajaswami Temple. This commemorated the romance between the devot...

Crazy, stupid, dating

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:15 AM PST

Now that you're set to go on a date, here are some still-existing first date theories. One of the oft-repeated commandments of the first date is to apparently not consume garlic. Or onion...

Making wordsmiths go wordless

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:12 AM PST

It's that time of the year when it's wisest to hide from the virtual world, which is now a sea of red, determined to market everything from red-lettered toilet paper, to heart-shaped cuts of raw me...

A leg up for romance

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:11 AM PST

Apoorva Sripathi looks at the struggles faced by persons with disabilities when it comes to romance and the people who play matchmaker

The type-writing on the wall

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:09 AM PST

I had dreamt of becoming a journalist from the time I was 17 — I had even written to the editors of a couple of newspapers asking them if they would be interested in hiring a schoolboy — but when I...

Don’t be an obstructionist

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:08 AM PST

Oftentimes, on a golf course, one comes across various manmade things that are either there for a purpose or are inadvertently present there.Mystifying to many, as the Rules may be, the golf...

Sit back, breathe and say Eee

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:07 AM PST

Remember how they depict angry characters in cartoons: body shaking, red in the face and steam pouring out of their ears? Funny and exaggerated as that is, the imagery aptly depicts what the body,...

Are you game for this?

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:06 AM PST

Games available for mobile phones today are much more than just Candy Crush. For those of you who remember starting out with Snake and then moving on to Bounce, life's pretty good, thanks to the vi...

It’s not over till the crazy cat lady falls in love

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:04 AM PST

Valentine's Day beckons again: a swirl of deep red and bright pink, tempered with a hint of saffron. I admit I have mixed feelings about this day. The inherent romantic in me is completely in supp...

Big fat fusion wedding

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 07:06 PM PST

Raveena Joseph traces the melding of cultures and customs that is the modern-day wedding

Sunanda case: Tharoor appears before SIT for third time

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:13 AM PST

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday appeared for the third time in two days before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) that is probing his wife Sunanda's mysterious death. Tharoor visit...

Does love endure?

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:58 AM PST

After the high wears off, what happens to that much-hallowed 'love' everyone celebrates on Valentine's Day? Nothing like talking to a divorce lawyer for a reality check

Somewhere over the rainbow

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:57 AM PST

 

Myanmar says rebel clashes near Chinese border kill dozens

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:56 AM PST

Battles between Myanmar troops and Kokang rebels near the Chinese border have killed 47 soldiers and wounded more than 70 others, state media said on Friday, in a setback for the government as it...

Saradha scam: ED arrests Sudipta Sen’s close aide

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:52 AM PST

A close associate of Saradha scam main accused Sudipta Sen was on Friday arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with its probe in the multi-crore ponzi scheme.The agency, sou...

Pent-up passion and profiteroles

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:49 AM PST

Placing romance and me next to each other would be the quintessential oxymoron had this been my engineering college days. I was the prototypical "finish the syllabus a month before preparatory leav...

A quintessence of love

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:46 AM PST

In early 1800s churches at Machilipatnam in Krishna District did not allow British Major General John Pater, a Protestant, to bury his lady love Arabella Robinson's body, as she was a Catholic. John Pater built a church at Anandapuram in her memory buying 12 acres of land and buried her there. Text and photos: T. Appala Naidu.

Fashion show with a difference

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:44 AM PST

Students of Devnar School of Visually Impaired took part in a fashion walk in Hyderabad on Thursday in association with Neerus at Taj Falaknuma Palace to raise funds for running the school. The Hindu lensman Nagara Gopal captures those moments.

BJP demands secret ballot in Manjhi confidence vote

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:44 AM PST

BJP on Friday demanded secret voting during the vote of confidence sought by Jitan Ram Manjhi government on the floor of the House on February 20. "We favour that the members of the state...

Rift in Censor Board over list of ‘banned words’

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 02:13 PM PST

The Central Board of Film Certification on Friday witnessed a minor internal rift after a board member publicly criticised the statutory body for releasing a list of words and references that it w...

Love, the main ingredient

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:40 AM PST

This Valentine's Day get into the kitchen, whip up an interesting meal and lend some spice to togetherness

A bittersweet romance

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:41 AM PST

There were no candles, no roses, no expensive gifts, no cards and no fancy menu: only a lot of love

Dining with unexpected strangers

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:37 AM PST

The clichés are all in place. I'll confess to that right now. I've shared that last slice of pizza in a candle-lit restaurant in Rome with a suitably angst-y artist and drank a dark heady cup of ho...

Love, old school

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:31 AM PST

PANKAJA SRINIVASAN looks back on 28 years of marriage spent lugging life and love across the nation with her Air Force husband

The anatomy of love

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:29 AM PST

Sexologist Dr. D. Narayana Reddy answers your questions about the psychology and neuroscience behind that flushed face and quickening heartbeat

Meet ‘Valentine’ Lord Krishna

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:28 AM PST

A small temple at Sholinghur celebrates the concept of love, writes SRINIVASA RAMANUJAM

Its complicated

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 08:33 AM PST

The course of canine love never did run smooth

Vasundhara defends `Surya namaskar’ in Rajasthan schools

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:31 AM PST

The Chief Minister said 'Surya Namaskar' and yoga would help in keeping students healthy.

‘Track defect a likely reason of accident’

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:22 AM PST

Contrary to the main theory doing the rounds that boulders on the tracks could have caused the accident in the Bengaluru-Ernakulam Intercity Express on Friday morning, sources in the railways said...

Two Al-Jazeera journalists freed from prison in Egypt

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:21 AM PST

Two Al-Jazeera English journalists were released from an Egyptian prison on Friday, after spending more than a year behind bars on terror-related charges in a case denounced as a sham by rights gr...

Men and Valentine fashion

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:07 AM PST

The most popular date night is here. If you do not want to be the badly-turned-out guy who looks rather mismatched with his lady love, here are a few helpful tips

Women in love on love

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:19 AM PST

"Nobody has ever measured, even poets, how much a heart can hold." — Zelda Fitzgerald It's that time of the year – we have hearts instead of eyes, see angels with harps in the...

No ban on yoga pants in U.S state

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:31 AM PST

The Republican lawmaker was criticised across the country as yoga has become highly popular in the US in recent years.

Ukraine battles persists ahead of cease-fire

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:18 AM PST

Fierce fighting raged on Friday in east Ukraine between government troops and Russian-backed separatists as the warring sides attempted to bolster their positions ahead of a weekend cease-fire dea...

Poor Cordelia?

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:18 AM PST

Lear's plain-spoken youngest daughter is not just his favourite, she is what keeps him king

Seeds of change

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:15 AM PST

Diwan Bahadur P.S.G. Rangaswamy Naidu (1882-1947 ) was a visionary. He was a learner all his life and he made use of technology in every sphere. The PSG family was originally into agriculture and...

Bengaluru Today: February 14

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:12 AM PST

You want to know what's going on in Namma Bengaluru? Click here to view the list of Religious, Cultural and General events happening across the City RELIGION ...

Bengaluru-Ernakulam train derailment

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:09 AM PST

In an early morning train accident near Bengaluru, 10 passengers died and many were injured after several coaches of the Ernakulam-bound Bengaluru City-Ernakulam Intercity express (Train no. 12677...

Hosur train derailment: List of dead passengers

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:04 AM PST

In an early morning train accident near Bengaluru, 11 passengers have died and many injured after coaches of Ernakulam-bound Bengaluru City-Ernakulam Intercity express (Train no. 12677) derailed o...

Of a country and its cuisine

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:01 AM PST

Food enthusiasts learn not just about the cuisine at international cookery sessions but also the country's culture and language

Temper: NTR at his best

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 07:14 AM PST

Director Puri Jagannath loves to highlight the grey shades in his hero and gives his films a negative title, makes it a habit to blame destiny and in the garb of colloquial language, uses profanit...

TS govt. extends hand to Dalit entrepreneurs

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:00 AM PST

The Telangana government will provide one acre of land in Hyderabad and Rs.5 crore financial assistance for setting up of a Dalit entrepreneur incubation centre. Chief Minister K. Chandra...

Do it like Dixit

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:59 AM PST

Raghu Dixit says his music, which is deeply rooted in Indian folk tradition, is an attempt at representing India

An indulgence for his creativity

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:57 AM PST

Sadly there is no jackfruit-laden tree in the compound of artist Rajan M. Krishnan's home-cum-studio Fawn Tierra on North Janatha Road. For, a very large and laden one, in all its splendour, stands...

Love the way it should be

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:54 AM PST

On Valentine's Day, members of the LGBTQ community share their thoughts on love and relationships

Right up your Rue

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:52 AM PST

This is the time you are told love is in the air, along with inflated paper hearts and red balloons. But if you want to escape all the glitz and find quiet romance among the piers and patios, or f...

2 child marriages stopped in Chittoor

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:29 AM PST

Two child marriages were stopped in Chittoor District on Friday. In the first incident in Palamaner, an orphaned girl (14) under the care of her relatives was about to marry a 25-year-old youth fr...

Mangaluru GSI scientists join marine energy hunt

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:27 AM PST

An advanced research vessel of the Geological Survey of India has set out from Mangaluru to locate sources of undersea gas hydrates, which are significant energy sources, on the East coast. ...

Arrogance caused Congress defeat: leaders

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 01:14 PM PST

As the Congress continues to grapple with its electoral freefall since December 2013, two prominent faces of the party on Friday spoke out against the arrogance that has crept into the organisatio...

Lounge by the SKY

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 07:16 AM PST

The city's nightlife just got a boost with the launch of a new lounge called Sky Lounge-Club

High on Cricket

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:20 AM PST

Armed with Indian t-shirts and an oozing passion for the sport, cricket fans from the City of Destiny are making their way to Australia

Two reported dead of H1N1 in Bidar

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:18 AM PST

Farzana Begum (27), a pregnant woman, has died of H1N1 in Mailoor village in Bidar on Thursday night. This is the second death by the dreaded disease, recorded in the district this year.Of...

Power utilities mull impact assessment of LED lighting by third party

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:15 AM PST

After laying emphasis on promotion of LED lighting in different districts across the State, the power utilities are actively considering introduction of provision for third party inspection on the...

Love story

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:15 AM PST

Everyone has that story, that one tale which warms their heart and turns them all mushy. It could be a single scene in a movie or a paragraph from a chapter that highlights the connection between two characters; it manages to strike a chord in the audiences/ readers heart. Times might have changed the mode of communication. Cyber space might win over the neighbourhood café and cosy chats are on apps. But the sentiments remain the same. MetroPlus talks to some of the young guns in the film and music industry about their all-time favourite romances.

Survivors of time

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:13 AM PST

A portion of Thiruvattar Ammaveedu has been preserved thanks to the diligence of S. Aiyappan Thampi

Actor Nagarjuna for popularisation of palliative care treatment

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:02 AM PST

"When I remember my mother, it makes me really sad. But, when I remember my father, it makes me smile," said actor Nagarjuna, referring to the need to have a fully evolved palliative care treatmen...

Fashion meets creativity

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:08 AM PST

Weavers Village's new store in the city is a treasure trove of art, designer garments and antique jewellery

Sweets for your sweetheart

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:07 AM PST

Treat yourself and your loved ones to some fresh-from-the- oven goodies

Best of Barbecue

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:05 AM PST

Smoking hot flavours at Smoke on the Water restaurant at Vivanta by Taj, Vazhuthacaud

The food of the gods

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:04 AM PST

If you are a chocoholic, there are many chocolates in town, and all homemade

‘MDN infused self-respect, confidence among global farmers’

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:04 AM PST

Freedom fighter Pampanna Neravi opined that farmers' leader, late Prof. M.D. Nanjundaswamy instilled self-respect and confidence among farmers not only in Karnataka and India, but also globally. <...

Three groups protest against land ordinance

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:20 AM PST

Members of three organisations - the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha, Hasiru Sene and Aam Aadmi Party - demonstrated on Friday against the proposed ordinance to amend the Land Acquisition Act. ...

Celebrating memories

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:03 AM PST

An interesting Valentine's Day presentation on companionship and love

Boko Haram launches first attack on Chadian village

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 AM PST

Suspected Boko Haram militants attacked a village on the shore of Lake Chad early on Friday, marking the first such violence against the neighbour contributing the most military might to the regio...

Share the love

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:02 AM PST

Why not celebrate Valentine's Day by donating blood? Zyxware Technologies is organising a blood donation drive on Feb 14

Ashton Carter confirmed as new US defence secretary

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:01 AM PST

Ashton Carter, a close confidant of President Barack Obama and a strong proponent of Indo-US strategic ties, has been confirmed by the Senate as the next American defence secretary.He was co...

While parents work

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:00 AM PST

eWIT starts a day care centre in Technopark

Of Hollywood, Ganesha, travel and animals

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 03:59 AM PST

Stevin S. Kagoo Aspiring actor, 24

What is your most prized possession?God. I believe that he is there for me 24x7.

For water resilience

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 03:48 AM PST

Ideally climate change and uncertain rains should not impact a city's water supply system.

Ebola transmission from dead patients possible

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 03:53 AM PST

The deadly Ebola virus may transmit even from dead patients, says a new study, underscoring the importance of using safe practices for handling corpses.The scientists from the U.S. National...

MLA office ransacked

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 03:46 AM PST

A group of activists belonging to Jai Bhim Yuva Manch ransacked the office of the Congress MLA from Belagavi North, Feroz N. Sait at the Belagavi City Corporation building here on Friday afternoon...

A.P. policy emphasises on rooftop solar power projects

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 03:45 AM PST

Even as efforts are underway to ensure major capacity addition through conventional energy sources like thermal power plants, the Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to lay equal emphasis on pro...

Pitch and rhythm

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 03:43 AM PST

Excellence in Carnatic music is not just about technical perfection, but also personal interpretation, says veteran composer, singer and teacher Ambujam Vendantham

Parties condemn attack on Christian school

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 03:37 AM PST

Cutting across party lines, leaders on Friday denounced the alleged vandalisation of a prominent Christian school in South Delhi with Aam Admi Party saying both the Centre and the state have to th...

Modi call to Sharif an effort to break deadlock in ties

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 03:54 AM PST

The visit of Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar to Pakistan will be significant given that India had cancelled Foreign Secretary-level talks in August last year.

Xi’s visit to strengthen ‘all-weather’ strategic ties: Sharif

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 03:29 AM PST

Pakistan is eagerly looking forward to welcoming Chinese President Xi Jinping on his first official visit here to further strengthen the 'all-weather strategic partnership', Prime Minister Nawaz Sh...

Preparations for Navaraspur Utsav in full swing

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 03:28 AM PST

With preparations for Navaraspur Utsav going on in full swing, the district administration is planning to introduce helicopter ride for the first time in order to give people the chance of aerial...

Submission of recommendations on Power Tariff hike plea before March-end: KERC

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 03:26 AM PST

The Chairman of the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), M.R. Srinivasamurthy said that the recommendations of the KERC on the plea for an upward hike in the tariff sought by the ESC...

NHAI official booked for negligence

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 03:18 AM PST

An official of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has been booked by the Ongole police for ''negligence'' resulting in the death of a person in a road mishap on the arterial Chennai-K...

Taking the first step

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 03:13 AM PST

Soujanya Krishnaprasad on The Ladder House — an innovative construction at Auroville

Lathi charge at Army recruitment rally in Srikakulam

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 03:10 AM PST

Overwhelming response for Army recruitment drive led to mild violence and lathi charge on Friday in Srikakulam. Despite making elaborate arrangements for youngsters, the district administration co...

KERC pulls up GESCOM for not fixing power loss

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:14 AM PST

The State electricity regulator has expressed displeasure that the Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company has failed to bring down its distribution loss or make staff accountable for it by fixing met...

Mahesh Bhatt compliments Sonakshi on AIB Roast FIR

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 03:55 AM PST

After questioning an FIR against his daughter Alia and not Sonakshi Sinha in the AIB Roast case, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt on Friday not only agreed with BJP MP and actor Shatrughan Sinha's daughter...

Gang of three nabbed for attempted ATM kiosk robbery

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 03:48 AM PST

The North-East Division police have nabbed a gang of three for attempt of robbing an ATM kiosk in Yelahanka in the early hours of February 8. The accused Madhu (27), Vinay Kumar (23) and...

Painting Chennai red

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 02:51 AM PST

The recently concluded street art festival in Chennai called 'Conquer the Concrete' has brought in much-needed colour and cheer to the city's roads and public spaces. The project spearheaded by Goethe-Institut, Max Mueller Bhavan, Chennai and Chennai City Connect spanned 18 days and brought together six international artists from Germany, the US and Spain who collaborated with Indian street artists from Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai, and with cinema hoarding painters and art enthusiasts. Together, they created vibrant and vivid works using the city's public spaces as their sprawling canvas.

TS Govt. not to intervene in TCS issue

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 02:44 AM PST

Telangana State IT Secretary Harpreet Singh has effectively ruled out any intervention in the TCS retrenchment issue stating that it was an "employer-employee" issue and hence, is not covered unde...

Underneath the mango tree

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 02:38 AM PST

The second edition of Neralu offered many innovative engagements for tree lovers

KRRS leader remembered on birth anniversary

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 02:37 AM PST

Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) leader Prof. M.D. Nanjundaswamy was remembered here on Friday on the occasion of his birth anniversary. Melkote MLA and senior KRRS leader K.S. Puttan...

35-year-old man kills grandmother

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 02:33 AM PST

The Yalahanka police have arrested a 38-year-old man who stamped his 75-year-old grandmother to death to rob her off a gold chain worth Rs. 50,000 last week. The accused, Dhananjay, and h...

World cup wind in the willows trade

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 03:11 AM PST

A look at Kashmiri willow bat factory, as sales boom during this World Cup season. Photos: Nissar Ahmad

CEC to visit Hyderabad on Saturday

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 02:12 AM PST

Chief Election Commissioner H.S. Brahma will address an all India conference of Chief Electoral Officers here on Saturday. Mr. Brahma, a retired IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, will be visiti...

Constable suspended in Cyberabad

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 02:06 AM PST

Cyberabad Police Commissioner C.V. Anand on Friday ordered suspension of a constable, Bichaiah and removal of a home guard Raja Rao from service, for taking bribe and not taking action against thr...

BJP lashes out at KCR

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 02:19 AM PST

Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party president G. Kishan Reddy on Friday lashed out at Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao for going back on all his pre-election promises and engineering defections fr...

Delhi convent school vandalised, Modi summons Police Commissioner

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 01:05 PM PST

Sixth attack on Christian establishments in three months

Railway Minister rushes to accident site, orders probe

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:57 AM PST

Mr. Suresh Prabhu announced a compensation of Rs. two lakh each to the families of the deceased.

2 children drown in well

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 01:52 AM PST

Two eight-year-old children got accidentally drowned in an open well in Dharmaraopet in Kasipet mandal of Adilabad District on Thursday evening. The discovery of their bodies in the well early on...

20 killed as Taliban storms Shia mosque in Peshawar

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:37 AM PST

At least 20 people were killed and over 50 injured when Kalashnikov-wielding Taliban suicide bombers stormed a crowded minority Shia mosque in Pakistan's restive northwest during Friday prayers, o...

First regional sports complex for disabled to come up in Vizag

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 01:44 AM PST

The second regional sports complex for persons with disabilities in the country and first in South India will be established in Visakhapatnam, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thaa...

Loco-pilot taken for testing of blood, urine samples

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 01:52 AM PST

Loco-pilot of the Ernakulam-bound Bengaluru City-Ernakulam Intercity express (Train no. 12677) that derailed on the city's outskirts today morning, A.T. Fernandes', blood and urine samples are bei...

Lakhvi’s bail plea in abduction case rejected

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 01:21 AM PST

A court in Pakistan on Friday rejected the bail plea of Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attack, in an abduction case.Lakhvi's counsel submitted the application a...

Hosur train derailment: Two dead persons identified

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 03:40 AM PST

Two Keralites who died and six others from the State who were injured following Friday morning's derailment of Bangalore-Ernakulam intercity express near Hosur have been identified. Ittiy...

In battle for smartphones, China, South Korea confront Qualcomm

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 01:07 AM PST

China and South Korea are taking on Qualcomm — the chipmaker giant of the United States — as Asian companies heat up the global competition for cheap, but quality smartphones. Sou...

CBI officials raid house of CCI officer

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 12:33 AM PST

The Central Bureau of Investigation officials raided the residence of a Cotton Corporation of India official K. Nagamalleswar Rao and detected assets disproportionate to his known sources of incom...

'MSG: Messenger of God' releases in Haryana amid protests

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 02:34 AM PST

The controversial film MSG: The Messenger, made by and starring head of Dera Sacha Sauda sect Gurmeet Ram Rahim, released to packed houses in Haryana and Chandigarh on Friday even as Sikh organisa...

Kannada meet in Kolar on Feb 22

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 12:27 AM PST

Kannada Sahitya Parishat will hold the 14th Kolar district-level conference here on February 22 and 23. Writer and researcher K.N. Ganeshaiah will be the president of the conference, pari...

Five in van rob city-bound AP youth near Chintamani

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 12:26 AM PST

A youth who was travelling from Andhra Pradesh to Bengaluru was robbed at knife point at Vaijukur village near Chintamani in Chikballapur district on Wednesday night. Engineering student...

Panaji bypoll: 30 per cent voting till noon

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 12:23 AM PST

After beginning on a slow note, voting for the Panaji assembly seat bypoll here on Friday picked up in the first two hours recording a turnout of 30 per cent electorate till noon.Polling beg...

India’s permanent UNSC seat unacceptable: Sharif tells Obama

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 01:02 AM PST

India's permanent membership in the reformed UN Security Council (UNSC) is unacceptable to Pakistan as it has not complied with UN resolutions on Kashmir, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has told U.S....

Over 30 pc turnout in bypoll to 2 West Bengal seats

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 01:02 AM PST

The by-polls at the Bangaon Parliamentary constituency in North 24 Paragans and Krishnaganj Assembly constituency in Nadia district had so far been peaceful

SC stays Teesta Setalvad's arrest till February 19

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 01:08 AM PST

The Supreme Court on Friday extended its stay on the arrest of activist Teesta Setalvad in the Gulbarg society embezzlement case funds, even as her counsel Kapil Sibal tried to convince the court...

Sing poems dedicated to moms on V-Day, Satara schools, colleges told

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 12:11 AM PST

In a bizarre move, education officials in Satara district have directed all schools and colleges to celebrate Valentine's Day Saturday as Mother's Day and sing poems dedicated to mothers, an offici...

Tirupati bypoll: 50 per cent votes polled

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:57 AM PST

The voting percentage in the Tirupati Assembly Constituency on Friday declined to 50 per cent from the 59.5 per cent in the 2014 general elections. The voting pace was sluggish throughout the day...

Modi condoles loss of lives in Hosur train mishap

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 12:00 AM PST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the death of 11 passengers following the derailment of an inter-city express near Anekal in Karnataka on Friday morning. "Saddened by the loss of li...

‘I saw people hanging from the train’

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 02:01 PM PST

27-year-old Roshini Hariharan who was travelling on the Ernakulam-bound Bengaluru City-Ernakulam Intercity express which derailed on the city's outskirts recollects her traumatic experience.

Hosur train derailment: List of injured passengers

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 12:32 AM PST

In an early morning train accident near Bengaluru, 11 passengers have died and many injured after coaches of Ernakulam-bound Bengaluru City-Ernakulam Intercity express (Train no. 12677) derailed o...

India pumps 0.6 tonnes of plastic waste into ocean annually: researchers

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 11:39 PM PST

In 2010, around 8 million tones of plastic waste made its way into the ocean — nearly the total amount of plastic produced across the world in 1961

Four daily wage labourers survive accident

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 12:19 AM PST

Four daily wage labourers travelling to Ernakulam survived the Bengaluru-Ernakulam bound train derailment which occured at around 7:35 a.m., on Friday morning. Antar singh, Mohan singh,...

Novelist Kesava Reddy dead

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 11:59 PM PST

A well-known novelist, writer and a medical doctor Kesava Reddy passed away after a prolonged illness here on Friday. He was 68 and is survived by wife Deeramati, son Nandan Reddy and daughter Nee...

Modi calls up Sharif with best wishes for cricket world cup

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 12:24 AM PST

Foreign Secretary, S. Jaishankar, will soon set out on a SAARC Yatra to "further strengthen our ties," Mr. Modi said in a tweet.

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